WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A century earlier, the Portuguese had been the first to carry cannons and muskets to West Africa. The transfer of firearms as well as military assistance through trained musketeers became an active resource available to diplomacy on the ground.

Detailed explanation-2: -Europeans placed colonies into administrative districts and forced the Africans to go along with their demands. In order to establish their indirect rule, Europeans used local chiefs as their enforcers in the colonies.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Maxim gun was an important weapon that played a significant role in the Age of Imperialism. More specifically, the Maxim gun is often associated with the ‘Scramble for Africa’, which took place from 1870 until 1914. In general, the Maxim gun was the first machine gun that worked by recoil operation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Firearms have a long and significant history in Africa. From their early introduction into the continent, largely as items of trade, firearms have been intricately bound in the various forms of European intrusion into Africa, from the slave trade to pacification and colonisation.